This day will be one of your beautiful and   longest hikes. For the first sessions, you will walk for 3-4 hours to Shira 1   camp. You will have a lunch stop and short break, and you will cover distance   of 7km. After lunch you will hike for about 4 to 5hours to cover the distance   of 9km. You will also cross the middle of Shira Plateau, a world heritage   site through moorland zone, and arrive in the beautiful overnight camp   located at the base of a massive lava flow

you will keep   walking in Alpine Desert for 9km for about 6-8 hours. You will start by   climbing over steep hills and very few rocks, then steady uphill climb to the   lava tower 4600m (150 meters high volcanic plug that is just outside of the   mountain). You will stop for lunch around noon.
From this point, some people might start to   feel a mild headache due to the altitude change. From lava tower, you will   descend for about two hours through dust and rock trail to have overnight   rest at Barranco Camp.

After breakfast, you will leave Barranco and continue on a   steep ridge passing the Barranco wall, to the Karanga valley campsite. You   will have lunch at Karanga and acclimatize for few minutes before continue up   to the Barafu Hut.
At this point, you have completed the South   Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here   you can make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day. The   two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be seen from this position. You will   cover the distances of 9 kilometers about 8-10 hours and you will be in the   alpine desert.

After breakfast, you will leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco wall, to the Karanga valley campsite. You will have lunch at Karanga and acclimatize for few minutes before continue up to the Barafu Hut.
At this point, you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here you can make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be seen from this position. You will cover the distances of 9 kilometers about 8-10 hours and you will be in the alpine desert.

You will   wake up around 11:00pm, have some tea and snacks and dress up warm for the   summit. You will start your summit around 12:00am starting with steep rocks   for about two to three hours, and then you will start crossing the zigzag   area and keep moving to the crater rim and finally Stella point, 5756 meters   around 06:00am. At Stella point, you will meet people from other routes like   Marangu and Rongai route and join them heading to Uhuru peak about 1 hour   from Stella point. You will be able to see the sunrise at Stella point or on   your way to Uhuru or at Uhuru peak 5895m, and then you will stay for 10 – 15   minutes for pictures and view, and after, descend to Barafu Campsite for   resting brunch and later on descend down to Mweka Camp. You will ascent for   5km and descent for 12km, the hiking time will be 7-8 hours ascent and 4-6   hours descent to Mweka hut 3100m.